Architecture

Despite the things that I love about our library, what would be the single most used door in the entire building has a sign on it saying please do not use me. This is a problem.

The Hicks center is a reasonably good looking building, it has a somewhat larger than life feel, and yet it fits our campus beautifully. The really incredible thing about the Hicks center, however, is the amount of things we expect it to be able to accomplish, and the success with which it does that.

As it stands currently, architectural design looks more like a diktat, either from the architect or the owner/planner, than a collaborative process involving both parties.